A Musical Society

Have you ever walked into a classroom where every single student was concentrating? Yeah me either, but what if it was possible? If ever classroom had music playing then students would be able to concentrate better and easier. If every student was required to play a musical instrument or attend a music class every day then grades would be higher. If doctors used music in their offices it would calm patients down and even help them to forget about some of the pain. Music affects us in ways such as the way we learn, how we deal with pain, and how it affects our mood.
In 1993 three college professors did a study on their students. They told their students to listen to Mozart music while they worked on their homework. The professors also used the music in the classroom. They found the thirty-six out of the forty-two that listened to the music preformed higher on tests and assignments.
According to the American Music Conference researchers have linked active music with increased language development, improved math ability, improved school grades and better social behavior. Research also shown that just merely listening to music affects our intelligence. One can only imagine how much more making music can affect a child’s brain developing.
The amygdala is a part of the brain that is linked to the emotional-affective component of pain. In 2001 Professor Blood and Professor Zatorre found that activity of the amygdala is decreased when individuals have pleasurable responses to music. “Such action may be an important mechanism by which music therapy exerts its beneficial effects on pain experience and tolerance” (Neuglauer)
It is not surprising that music has become widely used by health professionals as a form of “medicine” with all types of patients. Listening to music has been affective in reducing pre operation anxiety, promoting relaxation, and reducing pain and stress in patients. Also, studies show that cancer patients that listen to...